Rod-Tarry

This Porsche 9E17 reached 215mph during the latest Vmax only 3 street cars have been faster than that in the UK .

Only Porsche ffs, SVM Skyline & Joels Viper quicker than that im in awe.
Surely we must send cars to compete against these incredible machines even if we cant beat them. Come on lads just cos im not able to enter dont mean a Cossie cant do battle at the next event.

Just found out its running 950bhp so about right i guess in a car with good aero.

JamesH

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Awesome that

ajamesc

Do you think you have a chance of getting near that rod? Would be impressive if you pulled a 214 or even faster!
Seriously nice poker though bet that sounded nice going up there flat out!

Caddyshack

My friend did a 220 mph run in his mac f1 at bruntingthorpe....cost him Ł14k to have the Mclaren factory there and he is the fastest recorded customer car.

His 200 mph runs have been documented in evo on the autobahns and his car has been on the cover with his carrera gt a few times...he is well known as Flemke on pistonheads. Has a massive collection.

stevieturbo

That's a mad looking car.

I'd say the reason so few have done it, as have that many really tried ? I'd say there are a few GTR's that are capable of doing it. SVM has done it, but one of their other customers cars did 208mph in the standing 1km at TOTB last year. So 215mph for that car shouldnt pose any problems. Likewise another white GTR did 203mph over the 1km.
Over longer distance, 215+ should be easy for it too.

Have no Supras in the UK done much over 200 ? Would have thought there would be some of them able to do it.

Glenn_

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Well Rod hurry up and get your saff built and go and compete with them.

scoooby slayer

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that porsche is luvely
id like to see a result from the 1300 hp svm car, thats gotta be heading for 220 mph an awesome car imo pretty much my current dream car.

what will yours be capable of rod in its latest tune 210+ ?

Rod-Tarry

Caulder Supra did 213.8mph a few years back.

Rod-Tarry

We did 210.2mph back in 2005 with the old engine & 150 shot of gas (880bhp).
We have the potential to run 1100bhp now with a 'pushed' 200 shot but intend to risk about 940bhp if the car is ever finished that would allow 212/213mph if all went well.

Glenn_

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Sounds good Rodney.Is there loads left to do to the car then.

MK MOTORSPORT

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hi rod
hows yours coming along engine must be done now

mark

Rod-Tarry

Engine is not the problem but getting a dry sump to our Spec seems to be . Same old story 6 months in & all of a sudden not sure what we want can be supplied .

DanW@FastFord

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220, at Brunters. Really?

scoooby slayer

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im sure i read a svm r35 gtr has done the 1/4 mile at 168 mph, imagine that over a mile !

gjh

Holy shit thats quick!! Be great to see yours run again Rod.

turnover

In your opinion Stevie what would the granny do at brunters remember you did 200 in standing mile at totb

JamesH

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I think stuff like this, really puts Rod's achievements into context

Rod-Tarry

No not really but you tell him . 211mph best from a F1 at Brunters.
Im also on Pistonhead so know all about Flemke & his cars.

Rod-Tarry

It did 218.1mph at Brunters.

gjh

Can I put a guess of 210 in?

Martin-Hadland

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Come on Rod.. There is no way that's the case, you're telling me that there is no one on the planet that can sort what you want?? If so go for a wet sump with external pump and get the job done!

MK MOTORSPORT

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hi rod
whats the spec surely pace have a pan in stock and jg could supply autoverdi pump
mark

turnover

Maybe a bit more but aerodynamics of a brick lol

Rod-Tarry

Who said anything about all the suppliers on the planet after MK only one has been tried. We agreed a spec got a price & i paid Mark. Many months down the line nothing has been supplied & this week a lesser Spec has been offered we dont want that. The last 2 days Mark has been trying to sort it out but ive heard nothing.
Always remember cars are your business & a priority, since i retired mine is less & less of interest to me. Ive been to MAD perhaps three times in that 6 months to take a loom over & ive not even looked at the car . Its gardening time for me now so my car is not even on the list let alone a priority .
A Mercedes SLK is much more likely than getting my car finished just need to convince the Missus a 4th car is a must.

stevieturbo

Mile was 202mph at Woodbridge

Aerodynamics and gearing are my biggest killers. Acceleration is fairly good up to about 180mph, after that it gets much harder because it has no aerodynamics. 202 with my 17's was around 6700rpm too...I dont have much usable rpm's at that point with that sort of load against the engine.

With taller tyres and longer distance, I'd say 210 would be possible, maybe a little more.

But I have absolutely no interest in running a speed event over an unlimited distance, or one where you simply hold it as long as you can.
If the speed cannot be achieved in the standing mile or a shorter distance, I really dont care.

200+ in a mile really became my only top speed related goal, and I managed that. Mind you....TOTB has dropped to 1km for past few years. I think there's a new target there lol My best at that so far is about 182mph or so. Definitely room for improvement.

Martin-Hadland

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But you've retired and have lots of time to sort this (so do it!)! Mark would have come good so I don't know why you didn't wait, if cars are really of less interest then so be it but I'm not sure I believe that for one minute!

frsjon

not that i have the kind of funds needed but would you sell it rod?

packman

Eddie Bello been around for a while and well regarded 224 through the mile. He uses it every day and its a not in your face car ......

gjh

I've watched a few clips from some of the cars on the Texas mile challange. Some of them are bonkers!! Seen supras in other vids pull 240 in a mile too.

gjh

botters

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fuck me that looked like it was still accelerating pretty hard when he let off!

stevieturbo

There is no doubting it's performance. However...others have commented that at one recent event...he basically needed to remove the engine/trans to change the plugs.
Now for anyone to have to do that at a single event....doesnt shout super reliable to me. Although I think he has done 230+ ?

It is an awesome machine though. Surprised there arent more Porsche's pushing hard at the big speed stuff.





For mile events or similar....the Ford GT still holds the record at 283mph. Then it's the likes of the UnderGround Racing Lamborghinis, which are superb.

No doubt the GTR's will follow, but dont quite think they're quite there yet.

Alg1k

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foreigneRS

you could hear him fart?

Cossie Sean

i love that porsche!

cossie daz

Who is doing the sump ??

Rod-Tarry

Im retired with other things in my life Martin as I said its your business its my second string hobby. My restoration thread has been updated a few minutes ago with info from Mark this evening. Looks like we have compromised but I will have to trust Mark on this.

NEIL A

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Well done to Ken and the guys at 9E on the build, the spec on this car has been building over the last couple of years.
Not sure on the pic that Rod put up as that isn't the 9E car as it looks like a standard 996 GT2 with graphics.
The black car above is Leons Ruff CTR3